Netcong, New Jersey
Netcong, New Jersey | |
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Stanhope United Methodist Church The Church in the Glen | |
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Seal | |
| Motto: All Roads Lead To Netcong | |
Location in Morris County and the state of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Netcong, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°53′57″N 74°42′03″W / 40.899232°N 74.700823°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Morris |
| Incorporated | October 23, 1894 |
| Named after | Musconetcong River |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Joseph A. Nametko (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Administrator | Ralph Blakeslee |
| • Municipal clerk | Cynthia L. Eckert |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.96 sq mi (2.48 km2) |
| • Land | 0.83 sq mi (2.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2) 13.33% |
| • Rank | 509th of 565 in state 38th of 39 in county |
| Elevation | 906 ft (276 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,375 |
• Estimate (2024) | 3,925 |
| • Rank | 432nd of 565 in state 37th of 39 in county |
| • Density | 4,053.1/sq mi (1,564.9/km2) |
| • Rank | 156th of 565 in state 4th of 39 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07857 |
| Area code | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3402750130 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885316 |
| Website | www |
Netcong is a borough in southwestern Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,375, an increase of 143 (+4.4%) from the 2010 census count of 3,232, which in turn reflected an increase of 652 (+25.3%) from the 2,580 counted in the 2000 census. Netcong lies on the shores of Lake Musconetcong.
Established as South Stanhope by workers employed as miners in Stanhope, the name "Netcong" was adopted for the community in 1889 when a post office used the name. Netcong was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on October 23, 1894, from portions of both Mount Olive Township and Roxbury Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.